Azuraleurodicus, Martin

John H. Martin, 2004, Whiteflies of Belize (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae). Part 1 — introduction and account of the subfamily Aleurodicinae Quaintance & Baker, Zootaxa 681, pp. 1-86 : 33

AZURALEURODICUS Martin

Azuraleurodicus Martin, in Martin & Polaszek 1999: 1547 . Type species Azuraleurodicus pentarthrus , by original designation and monotypy.

DIAGNOSIS AND COMMENTS. This monobasic genus is briefly defined thus: puparia with 5 pairs of large, evenly­spaced abdominal compound pores, each with a large axial process, located on segments III–VII ( Figs 16, 65); two pairs of cicatrices (scars of thirdinstar compound pores) present on thoracic area; puparial submargin with an uneven row of large 8­shaped pores and a row of large double­rimmed pores (Fig. 65); without submedian cephalothoracic setae, but with a row of 12 pairs of submarginal setae; adults greyish in colour, with evenly dusky wings and with only 5 evident antennal segments.